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What is typically responsible for forming volcanic island chains in the oceans? Question 10 options: A) Composite volcanoes B) Fissures C) Hot spot volcanism D) Shield volcanoes

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Your answer is C) Hot spot volcanism

Step-by-step explanation:

Sudden, violent eruptions from Composite Volcanoes is the main reason why we see Island Chains in such odd places in our oceans!

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Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

A hot spot develops above the plume. Magma generated by the hot spot rises through the rigid plates of the lithosphere and produces active volcanoes at the Earth's surface. And as oceanic volcanoes move away from the hot spot, they cool and subside. As a result they produce older islands, atolls, and seamounts.

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